Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday urged advertisers to pressure social media platforms to tackle misinformation more aggressively.
"Advertisers are in a position — they have power — to discourage platforms for amplifying dangerous and even life threatening disinformation," Pelosi said during a George Washington University forum focused on misinformation about the coronavirus on social media.
When asked whether advertisers should withdraw from social media companies or mount a public pressure campaign, Pelosi said they should do "a combination of both."